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Reading: Coronavirus

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Coronavirus:  Coronaviruses are a large group of viruses common among many species of animals, including humans. In rare cases, the virus makes a jump from animals to humans and more rare, from person to person. Which is what scientists believe happened in this case. Virus: infection that could spread from one person to another. Outbreak:  (of disease) sudden occurrence of something bad. Wuhan China:  Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province in China. It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city (population of over 11 million) in Central China. People infected:  people who got the virus, people who got the disease. Patients:  people waiting for doctors to heal them. Keeps Climbing:  keeps raising. The number of patients is growing. Common among many species:  popular in animals and humans organisms. Coronavirus symptoms:  the signs of Coronavirus. How to know if you are ill or infected?! Runny nose:  when “water” is coming out of your nose. Cough:  like a fr

Time Prepositions

There are two types of time prepositions in English. First, we will take a look at the basic time prepositions  at ,  in , and  on . Secondly, we will cover the functional time prepositions  after ,  before ,  by ,  during ,  for ,  from ,  in ,  to  and  until/till . Basic Time Prepositions The prepositions  at ,  in  and  on  are associated with specific time categories, which must be memorized. For example, we say " at  5 PM  on  Sunday  in  June" because English speakers use  at  with clock times,  on  with days, and  in  with months. Study the categories and the examples below. Preposition Time Categories at clock times, exact times of day, night, holiday periods in months, years, morning/afternoon/evening, seasons, centuries, eras on days, dates, holidays, weekends, days+morning/afternoon/evening To help you understand the time categories listed above, here are a few real-life examples of  at, in and on  to get you started. At In On at 3:45 PM

Quando usar "TO" ou "FOR" em Inglês?

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Na língua portuguesa, tanto TO  quanto  FOR  possuem o mesmo significado, e as vezes é complicado entender quando devo usar um em vez do outro. Pode-se resumir que TO deve ser usado quando queremos nos referir a um  objetivo  ou quando algo é para o  benefício de  alguém. FOR é usado quando algo é  movido  ou  transferido  entre locais ou na direção de um local. Porém, saiba que toda regra tem sua exceção, e a melhor coisa e treinar bastante com exercícios, que podem inclusive ser on line.   Vamos lá tentar explicar um pouco melhor. To Usado para indicar o lugar, pessoa ou coisa para a qual alguém ou algo se move, ou a direção de algo: I am heading to the entrance of the building. The package was mailed to Mr. Kim yesterday. All of us went to the movie theater. Please send it back to me. Usado para indicar um limite ou um ponto final: The snow was piled up to the roof. The stock prices rose up to 100 dollars. Usado para indicar uma rel

English through song: Dancer in the dark (Bjork)

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Assistam o vídeo:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8FJyhnC2Eo Voce pode elaborar algumas perguntas para fazer para os alunos: Have you seen this movie? Have you ever watched this song? Have you ever travelled by train? Do you like dancing? Have you ever danced in an open field? Have you ever sing in English? Assistam novamente e preencham os espaços. I've seen it all, I have seen the trees, I've seen the willow leaves dancing in the  __________  I've seen a man killed by his best friend, And lives that were over  __________   they were spent. I've seen what I was - I know what I'll be I've seen it all - there is no more to see! You haven't seen  __________  , kings or Peru! I'm happy to say I had better to do What about China? Have you seen the Great Wall? All walls are  __________  , if the roof doesn't fall! And the man you will marry? The  __________   you will share? To be honest, I really don't care.

English Through song - Perfect - Ed Sheeran

Ouça a musica sem as legendas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vv-BfVoq4g Agora imprima este exercício e complete: Complete the gaps: I found a love for me (eu encontrei um amor para mim).  Darling just ___ right in (querida somente ___ dentro).  And follow my lead (e siga meu comando).  Well I found a girl beautiful and ___ (eu encontrei uma garota bonita e ___).  I never ___ you were the someone waiting for me (eu nunca ___ você era alguém esperando por mim).  'Cause we were just kids when we fell in love (porque nós éramos somente crianças quando nos apaixonamos).  Not knowing what it ___ (sem saber o que isso ___).  I will not give you up this time (eu não irei desistir dessa vez).  Darling, just kiss me slow, your ___ is all I own (querida, somente me beije devagar, seu ___ é tudo que eu tenho).  And in your eyes you're holding mine (e nos seus olhos você está segurando os meus).  Baby, I'm dancing in the ___ with you between my arm

Present Perfect - Músicas para treinar

Usamos para:  Para eventos passados ​​com uma conexão com o presente O tempo presente perfeito é bastante complicado de explicar.  É usado quando uma ação que aconteceu no passado continua a ter uma forte conexão no presente.  A melhor maneira de entender isso é ver alguns exemplos.  Eles são seguidos em cada caso por uma breve explicação: I  have lost  my dictionary.  (I don't have my dictionary now; can you help me find it?) Mary  has fixed  my computer  (My computer is working now and I'm happy about it!) You  haven't eaten  very much.  (Don't you feel well? Don't you like it?) I haven't read his letter.  (I haven't had time yet. What does he say?) Have  you  seen  my calculator?  (- I want to use it now!) Has  she  had  an accident?  (- Someone said she's in hospital!) Have  you  done  your homework?  (- It's due today!) Com palavras de tempo inacabado: O tempo presente perfeito é usado com palavras ou e

Significado e origem das palavras: Snowflake, Hangry, Noob, GOAT, Zoodles

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Snowflake Alguém que acredita firmemente em sua própria singularidade e luta para receber críticas. Utilizado no romance e no filme Fight Club, tornou-se popular como parte do termo "geração de floco de neve" após o confronto de 2015 entre estudantes e funcionários da Universidade de Yale. Hangry Becoming so hungry that you get hangry. Usada já na década de 1950, mas não se tornou popular até o século XXI. Agora usado na publicidade convencional, bem como na fala cotidiana. Hippotherapy Um tipo de terapia ocupacional baseada em passeios a cavalo. Nomeado após o médico grego antigo Hipócrates, e em uso desde os anos 1960, mas só ganhou popularidade nos anos 2010. G.O.A.T A sigla para Greatest Of All Time. Os termos foram atribuídos a "O Maior" Muhammad Ali nos anos 90. Em 2000, o LL Cool J nomeou o álbum hos G.O.A.T devido à sua popularidade. Desde então, atletas e rappers usam o acrônimo para si ou para seus fãs que os coroam com o título.

Como dizer "Ser honesto" em inglês?

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Sinônimos  BE HONEST IN ALL FAIRNESS IN ALL HONESTY WITH ALL DUE RESPECT IF I’M PERFECTLY HONEST IF I CAN SPEAK MY MIND ALLOW ME TO SPEAK MY MIND LET ME SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT IF I SHOOT FROM THE HIP I’M JUST GOING TO COME RIGHT OUT AND SAY IT I’M GOING TO LAY IT ON THE LINE IF TRUTH BE TOLD IN FACT AS A MATTER OF FACT TO TELL THE TRUTH FRANKLY TO BE FRANK ACTUALLY IN ACTUAL FACT I’M ONLY TELLING YOU THIS BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT YOU LET’S BE FAIR Exemplos: In all fairness, you did shout at her first. With all due respect madam, I don’t think this is a very good business plan. Allow me to speak my mind. I believe there is a better way to handle this project. Let me set the record straight, she kissed me first! Our boss doesn’t care what anyone else thinks, he always shoots from the hip. Just lay it on the line and tell me if I passed or failed please. If truth be told, he didn’t really deserve that promotion anyway. Frankly, I don’t care! I’m